diff --git a/images/macos/provision/utils/utils.sh b/images/macos/provision/utils/utils.sh
index e11f17e8..c4c80d0a 100755
--- a/images/macos/provision/utils/utils.sh
+++ b/images/macos/provision/utils/utils.sh
@@ -10,24 +10,29 @@ download_with_retries() {
     local COMPRESSED="$4"
 
     if [[ $COMPRESSED == "compressed" ]]; then
-        COMMAND="curl $URL -4 -sL --compressed -o '$DEST/$NAME'"
+        local COMMAND="curl $URL -4 -sL --compressed -o '$DEST/$NAME' -w '%{http_code}'"
     else
-        COMMAND="curl $URL -4 -sL -o '$DEST/$NAME'"
+        local COMMAND="curl $URL -4 -sL -o '$DEST/$NAME' -w '%{http_code}'"
     fi
 
-    echo "Downloading $URL..."
+    echo "Downloading '$URL' to '${DEST}/${NAME}'..."
     retries=20
     interval=30
     while [ $retries -gt 0 ]; do
         ((retries--))
-        eval $COMMAND
-        if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-            echo "Unable to download $URL, next attempt in $interval sec, $retries attempts left"
-            sleep $interval
-        else
-            echo "$URL was downloaded successfully to $DEST/$NAME"
+        # Temporary disable exit on error to retry on non-zero exit code
+        set +e
+        http_code=$(eval $COMMAND)
+        exit_code=$?
+        if [ $http_code -eq 200 ] && [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "Download completed"
             return 0
+        else
+            echo "Error — Either HTTP response code for '$URL' is wrong - '$http_code' or exit code is not 0 - '$exit_code'. Waiting $interval seconds before the next attempt, $retries attempts left"
+            sleep 30
         fi
+        # Enable exit on error back
+        set -e
     done
 
     echo "Could not download $URL"